Interim Financial Accounting Manager

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for controlling and maintaining the day-to-day financial operations and reporting.
• Supporting the Financial Controller in preparation of financial accounts and implementing financial processes and controls
• Challenge and drive financial value through analysis and advice

Key Responsibilities:

• Coaching and development of 4 staff
• Leading the activities of the accounts function
• Preparation & delivery of monthly results
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC & National Stats
• Maintain and reconcile ledgers including balance sheets
• Investigate, report, and resolve discrepancies and queries

Key areas of work:

Cash Management & Treasury

• Updating and reviewing daily cashflow forecast
• Reviewing Invoice Finance reconciliation to RBS
• Reviewing bank reconciliations for all accounts

Controls

• Closing Ledgers (Accounts Payable & Cashbook) and opening the new period
• Setting up suppliers and updating bank details
• Authorising weekly, euro and manual payment runs
• Developing and documenting business processes
• Maintain accounting software with accurate records and transactions
• Checking payroll files

Management Accounting

• Preparing and processing journals for month
• Preparation of the management accounts pack including commentary
• Updating the fixed asset register
• Balance sheet reconciliations (Invoice Finance Loan, H&D Plan, PAYE, NI, Loan Interest, Staff Loans/Cycle Scheme, Net Wages, Pension, Suspense, Overrider, Complaints, Leases, VAT).

Business Partnering (Marketing, IT, People, Learning & Development, Technical, NFD)

• Work with budget holders to understand and support their requirements.
• Sending out monthly budget packs to provide detailed information on spend

Compliance

• Producing & Submitting VAT Returns
• Preparing Quarterly Excise duty returns
• Submitting National Statistics (Monthly Business, Monthly Wages and Salaries, Acquisitions & Disposals, Stock, Annual Business, Purchases, Business Register & Employment, Environmental Protection, UK Manufacturers' Sales by Product, International Trader in Services Surveys).
• Preparing P11Ds for HMRC & employees
• Submitting Packaging Waste Data
• Submitting P46 (Car Forms) to HMRC
• PAYE Settlement Agreement Submission

Audit

• Preparing of files and schedules for the annual audits for 3 entities
• Preparing documentation for the Invoice Finance Audit

Projects

• Leading or supporting projects within the business
• Support in the master data governance process including being the master data controller for Finished Goods

Personal Specification:

• Qualified accountant with at least 3 years PQE (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), or qualified by experience in relevant FMCG environment with 5 years +